Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- AARTS
- Audit Accountability and Resolution Tracking System
- ACSI
- American Customer Satisfaction Index
- AEFLA
- Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
- AGI
- Adjusted Gross Income
- APEB
- Act to Promote the Education of the Blind
- ASL
- Accreditation and State Liaison
- ATA
- Assistive Technology Act
- AYP
- Adequate Yearly Progress
- CFAA
- Compact of Free Association Act, Amendments of 2003
- CFDA
- Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
- CHAFL
- College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans
- CHL
- College Housing Loans
- CIFMS
- Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System
- CRA
- Civil Rights Act
- CSRS
- Civil Service Retirement System
- DCIA
- Debt Collection Improvement Act
- ED
- Department of Education
- EDA
- Education of the Deaf Act of 1906
- EDEN
- Education Data Exchange Network
- EDPAS
- Education Department Performance Appraisal System
- EFC
- Expected Family Contribution
- ESEA
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
- ESRA
- Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
- FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- FASAB
- Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
- FBI
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FBCO
- Faith-Based and Community Organizations
- FECA
- Federal Employees Compensation Act
- FERS
- Federal Employees Retirement System
- FFB
- Federal Financing Bank
- FFEL
- Federal Family Education Loan
- FFMIA
- Federal Financial Management Improvement Act
- FISAP
- Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate
- FMFIA
- Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982
- FP
- Financial Partners Service
- FPPS
- Federal Personnel/Payroll System
- FSA
- Office of Federal Student Aid
- FSEOG
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
- FWS
- Federal Work-Study
- FY
- Fiscal Year
- GAAP
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- GAO
- Government Accountability Office
- GAPS
- Grant Administration and Payment System
- GED
- General Educational Development
- GEAR-UP
- Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
- GPRA
- Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
- GRS
- Graduation Rate Survey
- GSA
- General Services Administration
- HBCUs
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- HEA
- Higher Education Act of 1965
- HEFL
- Higher Education Facilities Loans
- HEP
- Higher Education Programs
- HKNCA
- Helen Keller National Center Act
- HQT
- Highly Qualified Teacher
- HSIs
- Hispanic-Serving Institutions
- IDEA
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IG
- Inspector General
- IP
- Improper Payments
- IPA
- Independent Public Accountants
- IPIA
- Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
- IRB
- Investment Review Board
- IRS
- Internal Revenue Service
- IT
- Information Technology
- IUS
- Internal Use Software
- LEA
- Local Educational Agency
- LEP
- Limited English Proficient
- LVC
- Loan Verification Certificate
- MECEA
- Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
- MVHAA
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
- NACSA
- National Association of Charter School Authorizers
- NAEP
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- NCER
- National Center for Education Research
- NCSER
- National Center for Special Education Research
- NCES
- National Center for Education Statistics
- NLA
- National Literacy Act of 1991
- NSLDS
- National Student Loan Data System
- OCFO
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer
- OCR
- Office for Civil Rights
- OELA
- Office of English Language Acquisition
- OESE
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- OIG
- Office of Inspector General
- OMB
- Office of Management and Budget
- OPE
- Office of Postsecondary Education
- OPM
- Office of Personnel Management
- ORNL
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- OSEP
- Office of Special Education Programs
- OSERS
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
- OUS
- Office of the Under Secretary
- OVAE
- Office of Vocational and Adult Education
- PAR
- Performance and Accountability Report
- PART
- Program Assessment Rating Tool
- PBDMI
- Performance-Based Data Management Initiative
- PCP
- Potomac Center Plaza
- PMA
- President's Management Agenda
- RA
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- REAP
- Rural Education Achievement Program
- RSA
- Rehabilitation Services Administration
- SAD
- Single Audit Database
- SAMHSA
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- SES
- Supplemental Educational Services
- SFA
- Student Financial Assistance
- SFFAS
- Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards
- SLM
- Student Loan Model
- SOF
- Statement of Financing
- SY
- School Year
- TASSIE
- Title I Accountability Systems and School Improvement Efforts
- TRIO
- A group of grant programs under the HEA, originally three programs; not an acronym
- USC
- United States Code
- USDA
- United States Department of Agriculture
- VTEA
- Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act
- YRBSS
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
